The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 412: Recruiting the Russians 1
After examining these soldiers coldly, Hai Pingchuan reined in his horse and jumped off.

His neat move shocked all the White Russian soldiers present.

Knowing Jiang Cheng's intention to recruit him, Hai Pingchuan brought a Russian-speaking subordinate with him today;

But since the officer who expressed his intention to surrender could speak Chinese, Hai Pingchuan spoke directly: "Put down your weapons, we accept surrender!"

He then added, "However, we cannot let you go just yet - come back with us to see the Lord Governor first."

Upon hearing that they would not let them go even if they laid down their weapons, the leading Russian officer immediately opened his eyes wide.

Zhang Xuecheng shouted loudly, "If we really want to kill you, there are so many of us and we are fully armed, how can you survive?"
The officer exchanged glances with the soldiers around him and obeyed Hai Pingchuan's request.

The group was controlled by Hai Pingchuan's cavalry in the middle and marched into Jilin Prefecture in a mighty manner.

It was almost midnight and Jiang Cheng had just finished a financial meeting.

Meng Enyuan was the manager of this place back then, but he was chased away by Wu Junsheng and fled in a hurry, leaving behind banks, enterprises, food, weapons and equipment, and even some soldiers in the provincial capital of Jilin - all of which became valuable legacies left behind.

But the fatal thing was that all these things were taken away by Wu Junsheng.

"I just realized why the Marshal allocated the land to us and let his second brother take over Jilin Prefecture."

When he was about to send all the civil servants out, Sun Zhengnan returned to the conference room and said to his boss who was reviewing documents, "It is indeed learned that everyone has a close and distant relationship."

Jiang Cheng was attracted by his words and looked back.

He snorted and chuckled softly, then lowered his head and looked through the accounts in front of him: "Apart from this closeness... Mr. Shuai also appointed me first."

"If I don't give Wu Junsheng some benefits in advance, he will turn around and fight with me - from this perspective, my master is still smart."

In fact, Jiang Cheng had already thought about Wu Junsheng stealing things from the provincial capital when he moved in.

He didn't say anything at the time because he was not short of money.

The 8 tons of gold that was previously the legacy of the Zongli Socialist Party is still firmly stored underground in Siping, with almost no movement.

In addition, the mining areas, forest areas and pastoral areas run by Hai Rushong are also making money. Jilin is still a major grain producing area. In addition, there are pharmaceutical factories and clothing factories in Siping... When it comes to money, Jiang Cheng has lost count.

Therefore, he didn't care at all about the second master making some money. Instead, he felt that it was meaningless to cause trouble because of such trivial things.

"Master Jiang, you are so generous."

Sun Zhengnan looked at him but didn't continue talking about this.

Jiang Cheng's smile was even more amusing: I am generous? How can I be generous to this group of old warlords... He took their money, and I took their officers.

"It's easy to get a lot of money, but it's hard to find a general."

Jiang Cheng made a playful change to the classic, "Just think of it as us spending money to hire Lao Ding and Lao Jin here, haha!"

At this point, both the master and the servant laughed. At this time, Hai Pingchuan also came back to report that he had brought this Russian army back.

When Jiang Cheng heard that there were more than 600 people, his eyes lit up immediately: "Let's go and take a look at your camp!"

It was just a troop of a few hundred people, but it made their superiors so excited that even the usually calm Sun Zhengnan was a little confused.

"Hey, why don't you let us take a break? How can you be a leader like this?" Zhang Xuecheng didn't walk as fast as Hai Pingchuan, but he just went upstairs with Yang Hongyi in a dusty manner, and saw Jiang Cheng coming downstairs happily with his guards and Hai Pingchuan and Sun Zhengnan, as if he had won a great victory.

"It's getting late. You must be tired after finishing your studies. Go home with your uncle and sleep first!"

That being said, they couldn't sleep peacefully, so they followed the highest commander of Jilin to the military camp.

At this time, the lights in the military camp had long passed the time for cutting off the lights, and it looked dead silent from the gate. However, when the sentry at the gate saw that it was Jiang Cheng's convoy, he quickly lifted the roadblock and saluted.

Except for a few lights, all the barracks were quiet and dark in the entire camp - Jilin Prefecture had a large number of standing troops, but Hai Pingchuan had always managed them very strictly according to what he had learned in the Military Academy.

"Master Jiang, the people we brought back are all over the playground."

Hai Pingchuan trotted to open the car door for Jiang Cheng and reported as he walked, "According to your previous request, I asked someone to carefully count their equipment, ammunition, and supplies. It's pretty much what you thought."

It seems that these Russians are just as I thought... They have reached the end of their rope and have to rely on "guerrilla warfare" to survive in the vast Northeast.

But wait a minute,
Jiang Cheng glanced at him. The other party had a calm expression, but his tone was very respectful.

If I remember correctly, he changed the way he addressed himself in public since the Marshal's Office ordered him to officially take office.

She nodded silently, motioning for him to lead the way.

Passing the barracks and the canteen, they saw a large group of soldiers on the large parade ground illuminated by lights.

More than 600 people. Many people have little idea of ​​this number...but these huge and strong Slavs actually occupied a large area of ​​the playground.

Following Hai Pingchuan's cavalry into the city, it was already late at night, and many people were hungry and tired, huddled together and drowsy.

However, when they noticed the sudden appearance of this top commander, many people jumped up immediately with great vigilance.

Seeing their nervous expressions, Jiang Cheng's guards and the soldiers who were in charge of guarding them were also startled. They all raised their rifles and pulled the bolts with a loud noise.

"Put the guy down."

Seeing that the leading officer's expression suddenly became hateful and extremely alert, Jiang Cheng smiled and waved to the soldiers around him.

He knew a little Russian, so he went up to the other party and greeted him in his language. The latter was stunned for a moment, then said, "You don't have to be so polite, Chinese senior executive—"

"I want to know now. Now that we have surrendered, when are you going to let us go?"

The Slavs are really straightforward.

Jiang Cheng looked him up and down: this man was nearly two meters tall, twice as big as himself, with red-gold hair stained with blood;
Although his face was filled with fatigue, his eyes remained firm.

Realizing that the man in front of him should be a professional soldier, Jiang Cheng's tone became much calmer.

He suddenly stated loudly that he was willing to incorporate his White Russian brothers and from then on, like his Mongolian Cavalry Regiment, they would be considered an independent organization of the 29th Division.

His treatment was like that of a brigade commander, and the salaries of his subordinates were the same as his own.

Jiang Cheng knew that these White Russian soldiers...had most likely fought on the Eastern Front.

They faced harsh conditions and endless artillery fire every day. The trenches were cold and muddy—the breath of death lingered in everyone's eyes.

(End of this chapter)